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PROFILE
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 Born
in 1946, Dr. (Mrs.) Sumita Chakraborty was brought
up in Dhanbad Dist. (Presently Jharkhand). Her father Dr.
Bibhuti Bhushan Sarkar was a medical practitioner by profession.
Her interest for Bengali Literature grew from the very childhood.
She studied in Kulti Girls High School. This is a place
where the Bengali culture mixed with non-Bengali culture,
so the children of this place learn Bengali, Hindi &
English language. Sumita grew up like wise. Her passion
was for Bengali, English, Sanskrit and History in her school
days. After passing school final she got admitted to Asansol
Girls College. She stood 1st class 2nd in pre - university
examination and in graduation she stood 1st in Burdwan University
in Bengali (Hons) and got the National and DPI Scholarship.
In 1967 she passed M.A.(Bengali)
in 1st Class 1st and won the gold Medal. and married
to Mr. PRABIR Kr. CHAKRABORTY (1974).
In
1972 she got the Phd. in Bengali under the supervision
of Late Jibendra Sinha Roy. She started her career from
a newly established college in Dhanbad. Later she joined
Bhagalpur University as lecturer in Bengali. Then she
joined Burdwan University. She was the Dean of Arts and
Commerce in Burdwan University (2004 - 2006).
She comes to world of writing in 1975 and started writing
in various magazines. Her 1st publication was "Poet
Amiya Chakraborty" in 1981 and after that her writings
are regularly published.
Apart from writing she is regularly taking part in debates,
discussion and criticism in various organisation,
e,g, in Asiatic Society, Tagore Research Institute, Centre
for Advance Studies in Simla. She is at present Coordinator,
Centre of Advanced Studies in Burdwan University. |
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She was
awarded by numerous recognition for her writing and research
work on Bengali Literature such as: -
| SAHITYA
SETU PURASKAR |
1994 |
| TARASHANKAR
PADAK |
1994 |
| INDU
BASU SAHITYA PURASKAR |
1999 |
| SARAT
PURASKAR |
2000 |
| SANSKRITIC
KHABAR, PADAK |
2002 |
| SUDHA
BASU PURASKAR |
2005 |
| NAZRUL
PURASKAR |
2007 |
Altogether
she wrote 12 books and has edited 4 books. Some of her creations
are as under:
| JIBANANDA
SAMAJ 'O' SAMAYKAL - 1987 |
POET
AMIYA CHAKRABORTY - 1981 |
| ADHUNIK
BANGLA KABITAR DITIYA PARJAY - 1992 |
AMIYA
CHAKRABORTY - 1993 |
| ADHUNIK
KABITAR CHALCHITRA - PREMENDRA MITRA - 1996 |
CHHOTOGALPER
BISHAY-ASHAY - 2004 |
| UPANYASER
BARNAMALA - 1998 |
NATYAKALAY
JIBANSHILPA - 2007 |
| SRISHTI
SWATANTRYE NAZRUL - 2007 |
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EDITED
BOOKS: - NATAK PRATIBAD
PRAGATI, KUSUM KUMARI DASER KABITA, SUNITI DEBIR RACHANA SANKALAN,
BANGLA KABYA PARICHAY (RABINDRANATH), JIBANANANDA (POEMS IN
TRANSLATION). |
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